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The QC, Vol. 82, No. 08 • October 26, 1995

1995_10_26_p001

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
October 26,1995
^ -^ uctoDer lb, 1^5
^ker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
Professor Sings
National Anthem
Dr. Joe Price, professor of religion and baseball fan sings the national
anthem at professional
baseball games, pg 14
CAM
c#
^ Tardeada
This year marks the
25th anniversary ofWhit-
tier's annual celebration of
Latin American students
and their heritage.
pg7
COLL EG
y Jazz Begins
The annual Jazz at
Whittier series has its start
this week with a performance by the Larry
Karush Quintet on Sunday- , P9 10
news
you can use
^ Congress May
Trim bjydent Loans
Congress is currently
considering a number of
measures which would cut
funding from federal student
loan programs.
One plan would slash
around $10.8 billion from
the program and eliminate
the six-month grace period.
The College is watching
the effect the proposed legislation mieht have on subsidized lending to students,
like the Stal .^an pro
gram. Col lege officials said.
Write to:
Senator Barbara Boxer
112Har! Senate Office Bldg.
iVasington, DC 20510
Senator Diane Fienstein
331 Hart Senate Office Bldg
wasbmgu>n, DC 20.510
Rep. Esteban Torres
2%8 Ra\ bum House
Office Bldg.
: Washington, DC 20515
> Fall Back Time
Thisw ekendgett i jx-
tra hour of sleep as daylight
savings time ends. At 2 a.m.
Sunday, set yourclock back
one hour so it reads la.nL
Sun May Set on Academic Programs
CURRICULUM
► Next month, the faculty wiU
further consider a proposal to
end all academic programs in
Spring '97. Officials say new
curriculum would start Fall '97.
by JEN SANCHEZ-SALAZAR
QC Senior Staff Writer
A group of faculty members
presented a proposal to the faculty
recently that calls for the termination of the current curriculum by
the end of the 1996-1997 academic year and the implementation of
a new curriculum by the beginning of the following year.
The new curriculum may contain a number of the current academic programs and will have a
transitional period, officials said.
Signed by nine faculty members, the "Sunset Proposal" is seen
as setting a strong deadline for the
work of the Re-Visioning Committee, which is currently examining the curriculum.
The committee may propose a
new one as early as April 1996,
according to Richard Millman,
vice president for academic affairs and the chair of the Re-Visioning Committee.
"The proposal states explicitly that we will have a new curriculum by 1997," said Millman, who
joined the College during the sum
mer.
The proposal calls forthe elimination of all existing academic
programs, including the Liberal
Education program and Whittier
Scholars' program; the January
Interim; the experiential requirement.
"The proposal isn't meant to
suggest that the entire curriculum
will be thrown out. What it means
is that everything is up for consideration. (The proposal) puts everything on the table at the same
time, instead of (allowing) tinkering here and there," said Assistant
Professor of Philosophy Paul
Kjellberg. Kjellberg was one of
two professors who presented the
proposal at the Oct. 17 faculty
meeting.
"(The proposal) works very
well," Millman said. "It says the
faculty are behind the deadline for
the Re-Visioning committee and
that makes our task a little easier."
Millman said the proposal
makes the task of curricular change
easier because the committee is
starting from scratch and no program is protected.
Millman said he supports the
proposal.
The proposal also offers a
deadline that is intended "for motivational purposes," Kjellberg
said. "It's a self-imposed, internal
deadline and as much a goal as
anything else."
The proposal cites as its rationale the passage of time since the
OBITUARY
Former Business
Professor Ottens Dies
by ALEXANDER MACKIE
QC Editor-in-Chief
Richard Ottens, a part-time
professor of business from 1992
to Spring 1995, died of a heart-
attack Oct. 14 at his home in Long
Beach. He was 43.
Ottens, a marketing consultant who taught at a number of
local colleges, had taught Marketing Principles, Business and Society and was the advisor for the
yearly General Motors promotion.
He was not teaching for the College this year, according to Charles
Laine, business department chair.
The GM promotion is a student marketing project now in its
third year. Ottens was the program's original advisor.
"He brought real world practical experience into the classroom," Laine said. "He had a
wealth of experience from his consulting business."
Sophomore Renae Waestman
also noted Otten' s experience as a
consultant as being an added advantage for the marketing class
she took last year. She also noted
his sense of humor.
"He had a very interesting
sense of humor. Very unique,"
said Waestman, who was involved
with the GM internship program.
Senior Karen Grissette, who
has taken classes from Ottens for
the past three years, said his consulting experience was valuable
in running the GM program.
"He gave us lots of direction
in the QM internship program,"
Grisette said. "Then he would allow us to learn by doing it."
Laine said Ottens was willing
to take on more than was expected
of part-time professors. This included being involved in a student's Whittier Scholars project,
which requires a faculty member
and a student to work closely for a
semester or more.
Ottens' funeral service was
held on Oct. 23, at Forest Lawn in
Westminster.
last major revision of the curriculum (more than 15 years) and the
lack of resources to maintain existing programs. Officials have
said that many faculty feel
stretched thin by the current curriculum.
To ensure that such a long
lapse between curricular revisions
does not occur again, the proposal
also calls for a set procedure for
renewing every five years the faculty's consensus about the curriculum.
The process of examining the
curriculum and the need for change
has been undertaken a number of
times. Most recently a Curricular
Task Force, created in the summer of 1994, made recommendations to the Educational Policy
Committee. Those recommendations have been reviewed by the
Re-Visioning Committee, but no
further proposals have been made,
according to Faculty Chair Mike
McBride and Millman.
McBride named, as one of the
Sunset Proposal's advantages, that
"it makes a commitment to
change."
Although the proposal was
not discussed at this week's meeting, according to McBride, "a
number of faculty members have
been speaking about it informal-
ly."
McBride has also urged faculty to find areas of agreement and
narrow the areas of disagreements
with regards to the proposal, he
said.
"I think we might be coming
closer together," McBride said.
At the Oct. 17 faculty meeting, there were a number of questions about the need for such a
deadline, as well as a number of
faculty supporting the proposal.
Some objections to the proposal included uncertainty about
the consequences of the Spring
1997 deadline.
According to Kjellberg, however, concerns of this kind have
also been addressed through further explanation of the proposal.
"The deadline is not a legal contract," he said, "it's a New Year's
Resolution."
Officials admitted that the process of changing the College's
curriculum by the Sunset Proposal and the Re-Visioning Committee will require a great deal of
work.
"Everyone's exhausted and
has too many things to do already," Kjellberg said. "But the
problem is it is only going to get
worse until we make the necessary changes."
At the same time, the promise
of a permanent one million dollar
increase in academic funding
makes the Re-Visioning process
more feasible, Millman said.
The proposal is to be discussed
at length in the faculty meeting
scheduled for Nov. 7.
From Sarajevo to Whittier
Ankica Petrovic, a scholar v
SocaU Anthropology, spoke
in Sarajevo. She alsoshared
Svstm R W. Rcsenttai/QC Staff Hjtmograplief
ith a Ph.D in Ethnomusicology and
vith students about her experiences
erknowledge of music and culture.
pg. 6
ISSUE 8 •VOLUME 82

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
October 26,1995
^ -^ uctoDer lb, 1^5
^ker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
Professor Sings
National Anthem
Dr. Joe Price, professor of religion and baseball fan sings the national
anthem at professional
baseball games, pg 14
CAM
c#
^ Tardeada
This year marks the
25th anniversary ofWhit-
tier's annual celebration of
Latin American students
and their heritage.
pg7
COLL EG
y Jazz Begins
The annual Jazz at
Whittier series has its start
this week with a performance by the Larry
Karush Quintet on Sunday- , P9 10
news
you can use
^ Congress May
Trim bjydent Loans
Congress is currently
considering a number of
measures which would cut
funding from federal student
loan programs.
One plan would slash
around $10.8 billion from
the program and eliminate
the six-month grace period.
The College is watching
the effect the proposed legislation mieht have on subsidized lending to students,
like the Stal .^an pro
gram. Col lege officials said.
Write to:
Senator Barbara Boxer
112Har! Senate Office Bldg.
iVasington, DC 20510
Senator Diane Fienstein
331 Hart Senate Office Bldg
wasbmgu>n, DC 20.510
Rep. Esteban Torres
2%8 Ra\ bum House
Office Bldg.
: Washington, DC 20515
> Fall Back Time
Thisw ekendgett i jx-
tra hour of sleep as daylight
savings time ends. At 2 a.m.
Sunday, set yourclock back
one hour so it reads la.nL
Sun May Set on Academic Programs
CURRICULUM
► Next month, the faculty wiU
further consider a proposal to
end all academic programs in
Spring '97. Officials say new
curriculum would start Fall '97.
by JEN SANCHEZ-SALAZAR
QC Senior Staff Writer
A group of faculty members
presented a proposal to the faculty
recently that calls for the termination of the current curriculum by
the end of the 1996-1997 academic year and the implementation of
a new curriculum by the beginning of the following year.
The new curriculum may contain a number of the current academic programs and will have a
transitional period, officials said.
Signed by nine faculty members, the "Sunset Proposal" is seen
as setting a strong deadline for the
work of the Re-Visioning Committee, which is currently examining the curriculum.
The committee may propose a
new one as early as April 1996,
according to Richard Millman,
vice president for academic affairs and the chair of the Re-Visioning Committee.
"The proposal states explicitly that we will have a new curriculum by 1997," said Millman, who
joined the College during the sum
mer.
The proposal calls forthe elimination of all existing academic
programs, including the Liberal
Education program and Whittier
Scholars' program; the January
Interim; the experiential requirement.
"The proposal isn't meant to
suggest that the entire curriculum
will be thrown out. What it means
is that everything is up for consideration. (The proposal) puts everything on the table at the same
time, instead of (allowing) tinkering here and there," said Assistant
Professor of Philosophy Paul
Kjellberg. Kjellberg was one of
two professors who presented the
proposal at the Oct. 17 faculty
meeting.
"(The proposal) works very
well," Millman said. "It says the
faculty are behind the deadline for
the Re-Visioning committee and
that makes our task a little easier."
Millman said the proposal
makes the task of curricular change
easier because the committee is
starting from scratch and no program is protected.
Millman said he supports the
proposal.
The proposal also offers a
deadline that is intended "for motivational purposes," Kjellberg
said. "It's a self-imposed, internal
deadline and as much a goal as
anything else."
The proposal cites as its rationale the passage of time since the
OBITUARY
Former Business
Professor Ottens Dies
by ALEXANDER MACKIE
QC Editor-in-Chief
Richard Ottens, a part-time
professor of business from 1992
to Spring 1995, died of a heart-
attack Oct. 14 at his home in Long
Beach. He was 43.
Ottens, a marketing consultant who taught at a number of
local colleges, had taught Marketing Principles, Business and Society and was the advisor for the
yearly General Motors promotion.
He was not teaching for the College this year, according to Charles
Laine, business department chair.
The GM promotion is a student marketing project now in its
third year. Ottens was the program's original advisor.
"He brought real world practical experience into the classroom," Laine said. "He had a
wealth of experience from his consulting business."
Sophomore Renae Waestman
also noted Otten' s experience as a
consultant as being an added advantage for the marketing class
she took last year. She also noted
his sense of humor.
"He had a very interesting
sense of humor. Very unique,"
said Waestman, who was involved
with the GM internship program.
Senior Karen Grissette, who
has taken classes from Ottens for
the past three years, said his consulting experience was valuable
in running the GM program.
"He gave us lots of direction
in the QM internship program,"
Grisette said. "Then he would allow us to learn by doing it."
Laine said Ottens was willing
to take on more than was expected
of part-time professors. This included being involved in a student's Whittier Scholars project,
which requires a faculty member
and a student to work closely for a
semester or more.
Ottens' funeral service was
held on Oct. 23, at Forest Lawn in
Westminster.
last major revision of the curriculum (more than 15 years) and the
lack of resources to maintain existing programs. Officials have
said that many faculty feel
stretched thin by the current curriculum.
To ensure that such a long
lapse between curricular revisions
does not occur again, the proposal
also calls for a set procedure for
renewing every five years the faculty's consensus about the curriculum.
The process of examining the
curriculum and the need for change
has been undertaken a number of
times. Most recently a Curricular
Task Force, created in the summer of 1994, made recommendations to the Educational Policy
Committee. Those recommendations have been reviewed by the
Re-Visioning Committee, but no
further proposals have been made,
according to Faculty Chair Mike
McBride and Millman.
McBride named, as one of the
Sunset Proposal's advantages, that
"it makes a commitment to
change."
Although the proposal was
not discussed at this week's meeting, according to McBride, "a
number of faculty members have
been speaking about it informal-
ly."
McBride has also urged faculty to find areas of agreement and
narrow the areas of disagreements
with regards to the proposal, he
said.
"I think we might be coming
closer together," McBride said.
At the Oct. 17 faculty meeting, there were a number of questions about the need for such a
deadline, as well as a number of
faculty supporting the proposal.
Some objections to the proposal included uncertainty about
the consequences of the Spring
1997 deadline.
According to Kjellberg, however, concerns of this kind have
also been addressed through further explanation of the proposal.
"The deadline is not a legal contract," he said, "it's a New Year's
Resolution."
Officials admitted that the process of changing the College's
curriculum by the Sunset Proposal and the Re-Visioning Committee will require a great deal of
work.
"Everyone's exhausted and
has too many things to do already," Kjellberg said. "But the
problem is it is only going to get
worse until we make the necessary changes."
At the same time, the promise
of a permanent one million dollar
increase in academic funding
makes the Re-Visioning process
more feasible, Millman said.
The proposal is to be discussed
at length in the faculty meeting
scheduled for Nov. 7.
From Sarajevo to Whittier
Ankica Petrovic, a scholar v
SocaU Anthropology, spoke
in Sarajevo. She alsoshared
Svstm R W. Rcsenttai/QC Staff Hjtmograplief
ith a Ph.D in Ethnomusicology and
vith students about her experiences
erknowledge of music and culture.
pg. 6
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